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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. On what does Patty's network survive?
2. Beth's new home reminds her of what?
3. What is Beth's overriding fear?
4. Who is Mike Riordan?
5. Beth's first patient as a home health worker is a woman with __________________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the nature of Beth's encounter with Mike Riordan in the grocery store?
2. What details does Beth have to drill into Robert prior to his going to school?
3. Who is the new friend Beth meets on the first day of school?
4. Why is Beth hesitant to allow Robert to go off by himself in the grocery store?
5. Were there ever any good moments in Frannie's marriage to Bobby?
6. Where is Beth and Robert's new home located and of what does it remind Beth?
7. How does Robert accept his new life as Robert Crenshaw?
8. Why does Beth worry that Robert may be more like Bobby than she would like him to be?
9. What is Frannie's new identity?
10. What does Frannie realize about her husband when hearing details about a police case?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of disappointment. Identify at least two characters who either embody or experience disappointment; then cite an example to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of women in America in the 1990s when the women in the novel are living their lives. What precedents do they feel compelled to follow? What restrictions do they have? What freedoms did they have that 21st century women do not?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the ongoing conflict between Frannie and Bobby. What are the main sources of the conflict? Why does it perpetuate? What does Beth learn about the reality of her life with Bobby as opposed to the perceptions she had held for so long?
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